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Bell Camp USC Studei By EUGENE WILLARD Carolina's R. G. Bell Camp and Recreation Facility, the Univer sity's leisure-time rendezvous, is Spring Fashions Feature Holes, Rising Hemlines By MARGARET ANN NICELEY If clothes are supposed to make the man, Carolina will have some students pretty weirdly put to gether this spring. In fact, some coeds will hardly be put together at all if they wear their skirts as short as fashion says they are supposed to be. The London look is mostly look 'nd look again, with hems rising four and five inches above the knee. On some girls it is more like look and look away. Fabrics this year lean toward floral prints. It's harder to tell when they're dirty. Skirts are topped with shells and little-nothing blouses. The name shell is misleading. These blouses do not even closely re semble conchs or "hey-what-about that-you-can-hear-the-ocean" shells and are definitely not the type one hatches out of. The little-nothing name is better, coming from the basic pattern of the blouse itself four holes, one each for the head, waist and arms. But if blouses are little-nothing, this year's bathing suits are even littler-nothing. Some girls will have to keep their beachwear up with bandaids-there's not enough material to sew buttons on. Some of the suits themselves resemble one large button hole. This year's big beach game may be "Button, button, who's got the button?" Remember that one from 'way back? Even shoes have the peek-a-boo look. Holes everywhere. Some where along the assembly line, the functional purpose of footwear has been lost, or maybe the leather shortage of World War II is fi nally catching up with us. At any rate, few fashionabie girls will have clean feet this spring. In the fashion picture, as every where else, where there are girls, there are boys, sooner or later. Thank heaven, this year we are better able to tell them apart, in most cases. One is hardly likely to see a girl wearing a paisley tie, for instance. These colorful ties are high camp among the boys this year, and true to form, men of Carolina have flocked downtown to buy thenm by the handfuls. Ties are getting wider by the minute, the only thing students feel is worth bringing back from the prohibition era. Another big thing on the male fashion scene is madras slacks. These look fine after the initial shock and serve a useful purpose, too. Statistics showv that to dlate, no male wearing madras slacks has been hit crossing Green Street. You can see them coming. What do the pros go for' manent press fabric of [ Burlington Industries Fc Is Opened; nts Invited now open and available to all USC students. Practically unknown to many, Bell Camp features a waterfront lake for swimming, boating, and limited fishing; recreation areas for picnics and outdoor sports; and a rustic lodge, complete with stereo, TV, and kitchen facilities. Bell Camp is located off the Old Camden Highway (S. C. No. 12 or Percival Road), approximately six miles out past a left turn marker from Forest Drive onto S. C. No. 12. Open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Bell Camp provides lifeguards on duty from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. from whom the seven 12-foot aluminum boats can be secured. Softball outfits, table tennis, volleyball, horseshoes, bad minton, chess, checkers, and cards are also available from a student assistant in the main lodge. Eleven cabins for overnight use can be reserved for 25 cents per person through the Russell House Information Desk. Although cook ing and smoking are prohibited within these cabins, basic necessi ties such as beds and electricity are furnished by the camp. (Lin ens and similar items must be furnished by the individuals.) The main lodge, paneled in knotty pine and furnished with leather-upholstered chairs and card tables conveniently towers above the lake an dbecomes an ideal hide away during had weather for bridge, hi-fi or stereo music, tele vision, or table tennis. The lodge kitchen is equipped with all the Modern conveniences. llowever, reservations must he made when group use is anticipated. First aid kits. life preservers and other necessities aie available through the Waterfront Director, Lifeguard, or Student Assistants. Telephones are niaintained for emergencies and official calls. in the main lodge or in the home of the caretaker. lr. Charles L.ucas. who resides on the property. Students, faulty. ant staff are allowed to invite two guests per person to enjoy the su nIne rt ime aL mospl'-!re and re Ilaxation. Any additional information can ie se cured from the lvissell louse In formation Desk or by calling 70;5 3197. GARGA By GAY C I saw a man with an ugly, ug. lie is so ugly, and I knew it wm At me. He smiled. I smiled at We smiled,: Each white tooth there ini his n Shined on them thIirough lacy e (lHe wvan ted I ran and ri lHe said dlid he, the man, want I said, "Stephen, he was so-o u Andl( Stephen saidl that mlade no Step)hen analyzes everything. I'm never going to tell him an . I, McGregor's golf jacket Active. Unwr )acron polyester and cotton from Ga r your nearest retailer,write us at 140 GaIeyatLord' TWO CAROLINA STDENTS tion Facility. The camp has been lertainmenit. ihe main ilxige pict table-imis in case of raiii. Studeu Ruvsell House Iniformationv Desk at are cordially in-ited to do %o at im Entertainmen Competition The Activities Committee of the Student Union presented one of the first amateur talent exhibitions in 1)rayton Hall last. week to an almost capacity crowd of entlhusi as tic students. Chatirnman Elbie Conard directed the show with finesse, marred by only a few technical disturbances such as a faulty microphone and loose pedals on the piano. Set in a classic background of Grecian columns and 1 urns, the show itself became a success through the hard work of the excellent repertoire of lit v stant,s. ,1udves Mary Lou Kramer, Bette lierring. ,Ick Mlsters, and Dr. Ambnlr"st. 11am1pton chose The In ternational Suhmarine .1arching .ug liald as first place winner, The Carolina Cloggers as Second place winner, and vocal soloist Car,lyn Feriguson as third. These judges. I believe, selected the winners more on audience ap peal than on innate talent, for sev 1ral excellent presentations were OVelooked in the selection of thei NTUA OTHRAN face. I said to myself that true. A pproaching, he looked him. nd then big to each other. touth got bigger and the sunl repe myrtle. e. I ran. to eat me up) mn and toldl Stephen. to eat me up, or I he. gly." never mind. A man is a man. [He's so (damnat ion vulgar. ything else. inkled Becau';e it's per ey & Lord A Division of B Eroadway, New York 18 ........... enjoy a leisurely paddle around the lak )pened to all USC students and guests I ired above is furnished with hi-fi and its seeking information concerning the t 765-3197. All Carolina students wishin y time provided that the rules of the e t Reveals Talent He winners. S Brilliant performances w e r e c given by Tica Brissey, who deliv- % ered a dramatic monorogue, "The 'I Creation," with fire and sympathy; 'I Nlimi Wilkinson, who sang a ned- ) ley of love songs, including "Can't I 1l1lp Lovin' Dat Man," with the I smooth style of a mo4ern Helen ( Morgan; and The Frank Ashley I Trio, a light jazz combo reminis- e cent of the Ramsey Lewis Trio va riety, who played "Theme from the San(piper" with professional restraint. t liss Ferguson, who placed third, indeed deserved the honor. She r sang "Love Is Where You Find It" to perfection, holding the audience in the paln of her hand through out her performance. Others merit- o ing praise were Betty Dorn, a folk singer, and Scottie Turner, fea tured batonist. The entire Activities Committee k We set some I failed : The Bell Syster telephone offi country. The eql could operate ten years or so, The many el needed lubrical from the motoi thus entailing To stamp o were conducted Laboratories. neer George H. to do a basic would provide womrst possible r- at R. G. Bell Camp and Recrea. lor a wide variety of snmmer en sterect equipmentt, televisionl and 1.e of Bell Camp may contact the g to uise- tlt Bell Camp facilities imp are observed. In Students EUGENE WILLARD hould be laude-! very highly for great deal of time, thought, and vork that went in to make the 'alent Show a Carolina tradition. ['he selections of John Wrisley, VIS commentator. as MC, and ;ue Smith, Miss South Carolina of 95, as guest performer were ad itional attractions which proved leasing to a well satisfied audi nce. "The Pawnbroker" "The Pawnbroker" is a dreary oyage into the psychic of a vic im of a Nazi concentration camp. 'he Jewish pawnbroker who alter ates between generosity and a hylock-like cold-bloodedness, is ortrayed with skill and finesse by ,od Steiger. The slow movement f the plot and characters, how ver, tends to make the viewer >se interest in the action and sym athy for the pawnbroker who has >st his faith in his fellow man. out to ruin )all bearingi uccessfully il has many small, automati ces around the uilpment in them unattended for but for a problem. ectric motors in those office ion at least once a year. Hea 's dried up the bearing oils costly annual maintenance ut this problem, many test at Bell Telephone Lubricant engi Kitchen decided experiment that a motor with the :onditin. He deliberately s Transportatior Problems To I By TOM PREWETT Feature Editor In these troubled days when the prospects of being sent to Viet Nam, being bombed or attacked even by beings from outer space, one considerably more real and perplexing problem remains, the problem of finding transportation for a date. Friday or Saturday night often finds many Carolina male students pulling out their hair in anguish when they discover that their means of transportation has been withdrawn. If the date is a truly under standing one and cares for the boy, she won't mind walking. But the weather often does not make things that simple. Unex pected torrents of rain will doubtlessly fall on that night of nights even if there has been a drought going on for the last three months. The city becomes a tropical rainforest and the streets resemble the canals of Venice. There is nothing left to do but call the whole thing off . . . unless wheels can he ac quired. There is always the taxi for the student who can afford this lux ury. However, if he is the typical Carolina male, the cab fare would leave him short on the price of admission at the movie or what ever the entertainment for the eve ning is to be. Cab drivers are not as a rule, very charitable people so there is no chance of begging off. Of course if you are lucky enough to be able to afford the taxi, there is a good chance of a wait of an an hour or so before the taxi meets you at the place where you are waiting. By that time the entertainment for the evening will probably have begun and all the best part of the movie, play or what-have-you will be over. Then even if the taxi arrives on time there is a good chance that you and your date will never reach your destination alive. Taxi drivers are usually ex-kamikaze pilots who haven't qu:te lost their desire to make it to that great Geisha House in the sky while taking a few extra victims along to boot. If taxis are no longer on your check list for date night trans 3 and out to ruin some ball beal by smearing them witi icky guck called molybde disulfide (MoS2). Swock ! This solid lubric s way, actually increased t t of the ball bI -of ten'!Nowti Sfor at least s lubrication. We've le "failures." 0 everything. The only e really be sal t one that Is never tried. Del i Presents JSC Males portation, you may wish to' try the bus. The bus offers endless avenues of terror for the "car less" couple. You will have the great pleasure of waiting on windswept street corners until the bus arrives. All sorts of "characters" will drift past you (if you're lucky they won't stop) to make you wish that a police man were handy and also that your date weren't so fetching. It is at times like this when you are praying that your girl won't come out with those fateful words . . "That creep is both ering me . . . tell him to beat it." So finally your bus arrives and you get safely aboard. You find that your friendly, courteous driver is not only in his eighties but also blind or very close to it. As you walk to the back of the bus, the driver floors the accelera tor and charges forward sending you and your (late to the back of the bus like a pair of guided t missiles. Once you pick your date up and the contents of her pocket book, you can sit back and watch the slow old ladies, small children, assorted cats and dogs and street corner mendicants being run down by the relentlese juggernaut-like bus which misses its would-be vic tims only by inches. Usually the rider snaps out of his shock quick enough to realize that he has missed his stopping off place by about three blocks. At this stage of the game, the rider is happy to get off any where and walk back to the night's entertainment in spite of rain, earthquake or whatever the weatherman has planned for the night's meterological phe nomena. These means of transportation may be treacherous, unreliable and blood-curdling . . . but about five chances out of ten, they will get you to your destination with noth ing but a few extra gray hairs to show for your traumatic experi ence. It is suggested, however, that if you should have to resort to these means of getting your g (late somewhere that you observe the friendly practice of taking out life insurance policies on one an other . . . you never can tell, you know. 'ings i an num ant, used a certain he life expectancy larings by a factor he motors can run a decade without arned from our ur aim: investigate xperiment that can d to "fall" is the I System